Welcome to the Network Break! On today’s episode we look at why it took Netflix seven years to become a total cloud company, and how that relates to Verizon announcing the closure of two public cloud services.
We also follow up on the 802.11ah standard, which the Wi-Fi industry hopes will help it dominate IoT. We delve into LinkedIn’s white box strategy, review VMware’s network virtualization ambitions, look at the latest hurdle that Google has jumped for its driverless AI, and scratch the surface on a new open source networking foundation, FD.io.
Last but not least, Greg dons his financial analyst hat to parse recent numbers from Dell and Cisco.
Special thanks to Mike Fratto for joining us as this week’s guest pundit!
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Show Notes:
Netflix (Finally) Goes Full Cloud
Completing The Netflix Cloud Migration – Netflix
Did Verizon Miscalculate On Cloud?
Verizon To Close Two Public Cloud Services – Fortune
Wi-Fi Wants To B An IoT Player
How the Wi-Fi industry is adapting to keep up with the IoT – Network World
LinkedIn’s White Box Strategy
Project Falco: Decoupling Switching Hardware and Software – LinkedIn
Will NSX Save VMware?
Network Virtualization Is VMware’s Next Frontier – Fortune
Let Me Be The First To Welcome Our Robot Overlords
Google s self-driving car AI can qualify as a driver, U.S regulators say – Venture Beat
Another Open Source Foundation – FD.IO
The Fast Data Project – Linux Foundation
VPP Performance Evaluation – Light Reading
Finance Updates
Dell hits snag in bid to raise $45B to finance EMC deal – NY Post
Cisco Reports Second Quarter Earnings – Cisco